Alabama remains No. 1 after its dominating win at Mississippi State, but there were changes everywhere else — including at the bottom.
Think of the rankings as a “right here, right now” thing. Instead of a snapshot of the whole season, the rankings instead are a snapshot of the past few weeks; thus, teams playing better right now are ranked higher, and in some cases teams are ranked ahead of teams that beat them earlier in the season.
14. Kentucky (4-6)
Last week: L, 21-17 at Vanderbilt. Next: Saturday, vs.